Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6189699 | Brachytherapy | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Obesity decreases the rectal dose given in high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer because of an increase in fatty tissue in the recto-uterine space. There is no significant correlation between BMI and acute or late GI toxicity.
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Authors
Jihoon Lim, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Richard Valicenti, Matthew Mathai, Robin L. Stern, Jyoti Mayadev,